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Jane Smiley
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Pulitzer Prize-winning Author Jane Smiley Lectures at Adelphi University
Her talk included readings from her works
Garden City, NY
May 7, 2002
On Wednesday, May 1, Jane Smiley was the featured speaker of Adelphi University's Rita Diamandopoulos Lecture. Her talk "Women Into Novel" included readings of various excerpts from her works.
A writer of broad appeal, Jane Smiley received the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award for her novel A Thousand Acres (1992). The book was made into a film featuring Michelle Pfeiffer and Jessica Lange.
Her works include the novels Barn Blind, The Greenlanders, Duplicate Keys, Moo, and The Age of Grief, a collection of stories.
Smiley's most recent novel, Horse Heaven, is an exploration of the world of horse racing.
Adelphi University, chartered in 1896, was the first institution of higher education for liberal arts and sciences on Long Island. Through its schools and programs -- The College of Arts and Science, the Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, the Honors College, University College/ABLE Program, and the Schools of Business, Education, Nursing, and Social Work -- the co-educational university offers undergraduate and graduate degrees, as well as professional and educational programs for adults. Adelphi University currently enrolls over 7,000 students from 37 states and 60 foreign countries. With its main campus in Garden City and centers in Manhattan, Hauppauge, and Poughkeepsie, the University maintains a commitment to liberal studies in tandem with rigorous professional preparation.
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